Hasp.



J. H. BOYE.

HASP.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 1o, 1913.

1,078,990. Patented 11011.18, 1913.

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HASP.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1913.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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@was ye, @Wpl UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JAMES II. BOYE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE BOYE NEEDLE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

HASP.

To @ZZ 'whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES H. Born, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ot' Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hasps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates particularly to hasps adapted for use in connection with barn doors or in analogous situations; and the primary object of the invention is to provide a hasp of simple construction and improved operation.

The invention is illustrated, in its preerred embodiment, in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l represents a broken perspective View (partly in section), showing a hasp constructed in accordance with my invention, applied to a door; Fig. 2, a broken elevational View, the keeper and bolt of the hasp being shown in section; F 3, a broken elevational view showing the bolt or latch contracted; Fig. 4, a view illustrat ing the manner in which the latch or bolt may be detached from the supporting` and guiding plate; Fig. 5, a broken horizontal sectional view, showing the parts in the position indicated by full lines in Fig. Ll; Fig'. G, a sec-tion taken as indicated at line 6 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 7 a section taken as indicated at line 7 of Fig. 3.

In the construction illustrated, A represents a door which is adapted to swing in the usual way, the hinges not being shown however; B a door jamb or portion of a wall; and C the improved hasp.

The hasp comprises a supporting-plate l; a slidable bolt or latch 2 which is normally capable of limited pivotal movement; and a keeper B. The supporting or attaching plate 1 is preferably oit bar form and provided with a reduced rear end portion la. It is secured to the door by screws 1b and 1C. Struck outwardly from the plate l are lugs 4, which serve as a combined guide and pivot. The lugs lare separated by a space, and one is turned up and the other down, thus vforming flanges 4a. The portions or Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led July 10, 1913.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

serial No. 778,288.

lugs which are at right angles to the plate l are rounded on their upper and lower surfaces as indicated at 4L", This result may be accomplished by making the outstanding portions of concavo-convcx form. Thus, the rounded surfaces L" are adapted to serve as a pivot.

The member 2 partakes of the nature of a sliding-bolt and pivotlatch. It comprises a bar having a longitudinal opening or slot 5 therein, which engages the lugs 4l. The rear portion of the bar has its lateral edge portions struck inwardly to allord guide flanges (S which embrace the edges of the reduced portion l of the supporting-plate l. The rear extremity oit' the member 2 is made of half circular :form and bent outwardly at right angles to the member, to it'orm a lingerpiece or ear 7. At its front end, the bar 2 is cut of a size to provide a tongue 8 and a loop f), the loop being bent so as to project outwardly at right angles to the plate 2. This leaves the tongue 8 projecting beyond the loop, and the latter are provided with latches Sl.

The keeper 3 comprises a plate having an outwardly bent extremity il which is cut out to form a loop corresponding with the loop S). The loops 3 and 9 are adapted to receive a pad-lock. At the base ol" the slot 3" of the keeper are lateral notches 3C, the lower one ot' which is adapted to interlock with the lower notch 8 ol the longue 8. The distance between the bottoms ol the notches 8u is greater than the vertical nleasurement oi the opening 3" ot the keeper, so that the door can not be swung outwardly when the bolt is serving as a. latch, or when the latch is lifted slightly `from the position shown in Fig. l.. The depth of the notches 3 is Sullicient, ot course, to enable the head ot' the tongue S to enter freely. When a. pad-lock is applied to the loops 3 and 9, itis evident that the bolt is secured against retraction.

The slidingplate 2 is provided near its advance end with )eriorations 10, which are larger than the heads of.' the screws l, so that when the plate 2 retracted, as shown in Fig. 3, the screws l may be inserted to secure the plate l to the door. In this position of the parts, access to the screw ld is afforded through the slot 5. When the member 2 is projected, the securing-screws are housed and concealed back of the plate 2. Thus, when the hasp is locked, it is impossible to remove the screws; and at such time the screws, which secure the keeper, are covered by the advance end of the plate 2.

It will be understood from the foregoing that the sliding hasp-plate 2 is normally capable of a limited turning movement about the pivot lugs 4, to enable the lower notch 8a to enter into interlocking engagement with the lower notch 3. Should the door have a tendency to settle, the latch-member 2 will serve to support it, it being understood that in such case the upper flange 6 will bear on the upper edge of a reduced portion la of the attaching and guide plate l, while the upper lug 4 will engage the upper wall of the slot 5.

The plates l and 2 may be assembled by bringing the plate 1 to the position shown by dotted lines in F ig. 4f, engaging the slot 5 with the lugs 4L, and then turning the plate l to the position parallel with the plate 2, in which action the upper flange 6 will ride over the front face of the plate 1, the plate 2 springing or yielding sufficiently to permit the parts to be readily assembled in this manned. By providing the upper and lower notches 3C and 8a, the hasp is made reversible; that is, it can be applied at either vertical edge of the door.

The part-s may be readily stamped from a metal strip, or from sheet-metal, and the assembling may be eected without the use of rivets, so that the device can be cheaply produced.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and no undue limitation should be understood therefrom,but the appended claims should beconstrued as broadly as permissible in view of the prior art.

What I regard as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. A hasp of the character set forth, comprising a securing-plate provided with an outstanding projection adapt-ed to serve as a pivot and guide, and a sliding latch-plate having an elongated slot engaging said projection and having flanges freely engaging said first-named plate thus permitting limited turning of the latch-plate about the pivot, and aording a limited vertical movement to the free end of said plate, for the purpose set forth.

2. A hasp of the character set forth, comprising a securing-plate equipped with an outstanding projection adapted to serve as a pivot and guide, a latch-plate having a tongue on its free end and provided with an elongated slot engaging said projection, and guide-connections between said plates at another point, permitting limited pivotal movement of the latch-plate, and affording a limited vertical movement to the free end of said latch-plate, for the purpose set forth.

3. A device of the character set forth, comprising a keeper having an outstanding loop and a notch at the base of the loop opening, a sliding-plate having a tongue adapted to enter the loop opening and equipped with a notch to interlockingly engage said rst-named notch, a supportingplate, and guide-connections between the supporting-plate and the latch-plate enabling the plate to be reciprocated and to turn to a limited extent only in use.

t. A device of the character set forth, comprising `a keeper equipped with an outstanding loop having notches at the `upper and lower sides of the loop opening,a latchplate having a tongue adapted to enter the loop opening and equipped at its upper and lower edges with notches, a supportingplate, Vand guide-connections between the latch-plate and supporting-plate enabling the latch-plate to be reciprocated. v

5. A device of the character set forth,

comprising a supporting-plate having apairV of outstanding lugs, one of which is turned f up and the other down, a latch-plate provided vwith an elongated slot engaging said lugs, and guide-connections between the latch-plate and the supporting-plate at another point.

6. Adevice of the character set forth, comprising a supporting-plate equipped with outstanding lugs having rounded upper and lower surfaces and flanges projecting beyond said rounded surfaces, a latchplate provided with an elongated slot engaging said lugs, and guide flanges onone of said plates freely engaging ythe upper andv lower edges of the other plate.

7. A device of vthe character set forth, comprising a supporting-plate having a pair of outwardly struck, oppositely turned lugs adapted to serve vas a pivot and guide, and a latch-plate having a slot engaging said lugs and having flanges engaging the upper and lower edges of said first-named plate, said latch-plate having a notched tongue at one Y end and having also an outwardly'projectingV thumb-piece. Y

8. A device of the character set forth, comprising a keeper provided with an outstanding loop, a latch-plate equipped with a tongue adapted to enter said loop and equipped also with an outstanding loop adapted to lie adjacent said first-named loop, a supporting-plate, and guide-connections between the supporting-plate and CIK istci' with the screws when the latch-plate is retracted, the latch-plate serving to covei` l() the screws when the latch-plate is projected.

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latchqolate enabling the latch-plate to be reciprocated and to turn to a limited extent with relation to the supporting-plate.

9. A device of the character set foi-th, comprising a supportingplate provided with attaching screws, and a latch-plate slidably mounted on the supportingplate und provided with openings adapted to reg- In presence 0f- L. HEISLAR, A. J. FLOYD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

